Avoiding Scams and Winterizing Your Home
With winter approaching, I thought I’d start with a few home maintenance reminders:Caulk exterior joints around your windows and doors. Not sealing gaps where the…
Author: Richard Selzer
Don’t Pick Up The PACE
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors is reviewing a program called PACE – an acronym for Property Assessed Clean Energy. While I am a fan…
How to Hire Contractors, Inspectors, and Others – Part II
I’ve talked about how to hire a realtor and a lender, but they probably won’t be the only professionals you need during your real estate…
Why Water Matters in Real Estate
I was recently asked how important water is when deciding whether to buy a rural property. My answer? It’s about as important as water is…
How to Hire a REALTOR: 4 Simple Questions
A few months back, I wrote about why you should consider hiring a realtor if you plan to buy or sell a home. What I…
Who’s Responsible for What?
In a real estate transaction, as in most transactions, it’s important to know who is responsible for what. If your house doesn’t sell as quickly…
Property Taxes: What’s the Deal?
A reader recently asked if I’d write a column explaining how property taxes are assessed, how they can change, and how Proposition 13 affects the…
How to Hire Contractors, Inspectors, and Others – Part I
I’ve talked about how to hire a realtor and a lender, but they probably won’t be the only professionals you need during your real estate…
How to Hire a Lender
Last week, I talked about how to hire a realtor. This week, I thought I’d review the basics of hiring a lender.A lender’s job is…
Why Ukiah?
As a real estate broker, I follow trends on why people buy and rent homes in Ukiah, and whether more people are coming to town…